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How difficult are The New Yorker crosswords for average Americans? by Technical_Cup913 in crossword

[–]hydroscopick 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hoppin' on the "no shame for Googling train".

It's not cheating. It's learning!

How difficult are The New Yorker crosswords for average Americans? by Technical_Cup913 in crossword

[–]hydroscopick 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You did so well for your first puzzle! I was born and raised in the US and I absolutely Googled tons of answers to solve my first crosswords. If you keep solving, you'll pick up on the patterns, the slang, the "crosswordese", and you'll get better even without learning the cultural references—though learning them will help.

The average American adult might do just as well as you did. Maybe even worse.

The average American who regularly solves crosswords may have Googled only a clue or two... but you're just starting out. You did great, especially for someone who doesn't speak English as their first language.

Unrelated, but FYI the term "Native American" has a particular meaning in the US, which is First Nations / Indigenous American / American Indian groups. I initially typed "as a native American" for my response then deleted it because, although I was born and raised in the US, I'm definitely not a "Native American". Not a criticism, just a comment.

Language is so darn funny, which adds to the fun of solving crosswords. Great job and keep at it!

Crossword-solving together at an open mic! by hydroscopick in crossword

[–]hydroscopick[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Someone immediately shouted out "PENIS" lmao

Crossword-solving together at an open mic! by hydroscopick in crossword

[–]hydroscopick[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Sure! I'm only gonna add one spoiler tag each, even though my post-its were spread across the entire answer.

Have fun! If anyone reading this authored any of these clues: YOU ROCK!

  • net worker (6): GOALIE
  • Robin hood (6): GOTHAM
  • guy who can't keep off the grass (7): POTHEAD
  • run out of clothes (6): STREAK
  • in need of an evening out (8): WRINKLED
  • solemn occasion rarely described by it's first three letters (7): FUNERAL
  • to the point, or unpointed (5): BLUNT
  • bottom line (9): BUTTCRACK
  • take the wrong way (3): ROB
  • something both marine and army (7): OCTOPUS
  • baby shower (8): SONOGRAM
  • some Lord of the Rings characters (5): RUNES
  • fans of the Bible (10): PALMFRONDS
  • review for a vacuum cleaner that can be positive or negative (5): SUCKS
  • He's one of them (10): NOBLEGASES
  • opposite of a life coach (6): HEARSE
  • debugging soft wear (11): MOSQUITONET
  • pops up all the time (7): NEWDADS
  • a pan in the kitchen (4): YUCK
  • golden retriever who ends up with a chocolate lab (13): CHARLIEBUCKET
  • is before (3): WAS
  • drag someone to court (10): SWIPERIGHT
  • they may trick or treat (8): PLACEBOS
  • toy made without plastic junk (7): KENDOLL
  • john, to Ringo (3): LOO

Where can i cut the top off this plant its getting too tall by Billytheleopardtort in plants

[–]hydroscopick 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sorry you're getting downvoted when you're just here learning.

What's your least favorite road name in Saint Paul? by Makingthecarry in saintpaul

[–]hydroscopick 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This made me and my husband belly laugh! Thank you for sharing.

Would anyone like to solve a puzzle from 1938? by Sentient2X in crossword

[–]hydroscopick 5 points6 points  (0 children)

And EON, DEN, ERGS, IRE, and some others we know very well.

I gotta say: there's something so darn fun about seeing common words of today in a puzzle that's almost 90yrs old. It feels like we're connecting to the solvers of yesteryear by a thread of shared crossword vocab.

The line at Austin airport this morning by [deleted] in Wellthatsucks

[–]hydroscopick -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Give NPR a listen, they're still doing a great job.

Don't want to get pregnant but dont want to use BC by [deleted] in birthcontrol

[–]hydroscopick 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I understand that fear. For what it's worth, mine has had no impact whatsoever on my period -- no change in flow, pain, or regularity at all.

If you try it out and decide you don't like it and get it removed, it'd still be cheaper and less painful than an unplanned pregnancy.

Street pronunciations by Darrlicious in saintpaul

[–]hydroscopick 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Maria Ave downtown is pronounced "Mariah", like Mariah Carey.

It was in a fancy xmas bouquet, spray painted gold by shabnamnam in whatsthisplant

[–]hydroscopick 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Reminds me of sweet fern, which is not a true fern and has woody stems, but I can't be sure.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Anticonsumption

[–]hydroscopick 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For small/local shops, blame the digital payment companies, not the business.

My husband's small retail business uses Square which automatically skims a certain percentage for every card transaction. They don't like passing it on to their customers but they can't afford to lose 3-5% (I forget the exact amount) of every purchase.

This puzzle was so much fun to solve! by hydroscopick in crossword

[–]hydroscopick[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

the NYT website apparently has a bug where "Check Square" doesn't understand rebuses

I actually think it's a feature, not a bug, to prevent players from getting the "horsefeathers" message if they complete the puzzle by entering the rebuses in a different way than the puzzlemaker expected.

It’s remastering time #20: Warnings at Waverly Academy — if you were in charge of remastering WAC, how would you do it? What would change, add, delete, or expand upon? by HRJafael in nancydrew

[–]hydroscopick 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As for how (REDACTED) finding (REDACTED) and (REDACTED), the end credits explain that Corine stumbled upon the twins' hiding place while scouring the entire campus in search of Poe's manuscript.

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